Chemistry 2: Organic Structure and Bonding
S06, S07
Janet Foley
This is the second course in the chemistry series. Students will explore the basic ideas of the structure of molecules and ions in the context of organic chemistry systems as well as inorganic reactions. Students will investigate the concept of energy in excitation of molecules and will apply this concept to various specific situations by reading articles from the literature. A major emphasis will be a discussion of how chemists use valence bond theory and molecular orbital theory to explain ionic and covalent bonding. Organic structures, functional groups, and stereochemistry will provide the basis for further work in organic chemistry.